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Are any crabs or shrimp hanging around them?
They can nip off pieces, they like to mouth the tentacles, no one really knows why, maybe to built up some type of immunity to the sting is one...
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Could be something as simple as clownfish nipping off pieces. Looks too small to be polyp bail out. Sometimes pieces just float around for whatever...
It looks very much like a Linckia to me. I really can not think of what other type it could be. View Linckia guildingi
Thanks John for the positive feed back. Oh good bargianj. They look very close to the actual color. The only feature I am using is sharpen. I may...
Agree 100% with above post. I would add, to make sure this rock has no aiptasia, majano, algae besides coralline, hydroids. It may be quality cured...
Ok barbianj, or anyone else for that matter. How do these look, I adjusted the exposure and followed the advice about macro, and iso. They seem...
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You have some very nice lighting there, I like the scape as well, it looks great.
Yup, unfortunately.
Look into the use of Interceptor. It targets arthropods, and is reef safe. I personally have not used with a Mandarin, but I imagine if they had a...
She is an awesome GF, I have wanted one for awhile now.
Just wanted to add, do not use FW dips for sps and CoralRX or similar or even just an diluted iodine dip will prevent heart ache in the future.
Personally I dip any coral going into my tank. Flatworms can be a nightmare and not worth the risk. If it's a wild coral it's crawling with parasites...
Nice Garf, and great color to the RP.
Yellow tail damsels are the bomb, I loved mine. Congrats, nice additions and very hardy.
I used IO for 15 years. I suspect the salt is just old.
Mesenterial Filaments I believe
I only acclimate my sps to temp, as long as I know the pH of the tank and sg are stable. What is Mucho important, is dipping and inspection. Trust...
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